Judge chips away part of former Benzie sheriff’s pay dispute suit

Benzie Circuit Court Judge James M. Batzer has dismissed part of former Benzie County Sheriff Robert Blank's retirement benefits lawsuit against the county.
At issue is $250,000 in past and future payments that Blank says he should be getting, according to a report in The Traverse City Record-Eagle.
"Blank retired from the sheriff's department in 1997 ...